A well of inspiration and encouragement for Christian writers
Do You Have Your Buddy? by Donna Mumma “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing” (1 Thessalonians 5:11, NIV) As a first-grade teacher I learned to handle a plethora of stressful situations. Unhappy parents, students who wedged objects into their […]
26 Letters by Brenda Fink “You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed” (Psalm 139:16, NLT). We are writers. Everything we create is based on how we put […]
Wait Isn’t A Four-Letter Word by Alice H. Murray “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord” (Psalm 27:14, NIV). No schooling or conference training prepared me for one of the biggest challenges of being a writer—waiting. Selecting a viable topic, crafting a well-written work, and formatting […]
Never Too Old by Sharron K. Cosby “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five […]
Yes, I Have No Figs by Gina Napoli “The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will produce its crops, and the heavens will drop their dew. I will give all these things as an inheritance to the remnant of this people” (Zechariah 8:12, NIV). In […]
Scalding to Balding by M.L. Anderson “As for the man whose hair has fallen from his head, he is bald, but he is clean,” (Leviticus 13:40, KJV). As a rebellious kid, I disdained rules and advice. When I turned ten, I demanded a new hygienic practice. I no longer desired […]
Confident Joy in God-Goals by Tina Yeager “In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of […]
Christmas and the Message-Bearers by Tina Yeager “Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.’ … When they had seen him, they spread the word […]
Endure by Donna Mumma “Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and had sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:2, NKJV). As writers, we endure […]
This Is the Way; Walk in It by Jasmine Chen Gatti “And your ears shall hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left” (Isaiah 30:21, (ESV). Instead of heading south after […]